The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-11-03
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Next Tuesday Is election. Which
way will the rabbit jump
Mitchell OF Paxtonville on
Monday split his left index finger with
hatchet.
II il said that Barnum has n new
novelty for next seasons exhibition
II Is a war veteran who has never
told any army stories.
Row. s. p. Orwig held communion
services in Middleburg Sunday morn
ing and preached very aole sermon
In the afternoon u catechetical class
was organized.
1t Is estimated that thousand sea-
oulls and several hundred butter
ducks were on Bowers dam on FRI
day morning OF last week. Quite
number of ducks were shot by our
sportsmen.
There Is O case on trial in Brooklyn
where the defendant is charged with
beating his wife, and the defense Is
that she did not have his meals ready
when he came home. Decision await
ed with interest.
The seven condemned Anarchists
In the Chicago Jail who are to be
hung on Nov. 10, nre about at the
end OF their string. 1t is feared that
sympathyzers will attempt to blow
up the jail.
Oentreyllle Rcd & Gun-Qlah
returned from White Deer Creek on
Saturday with q young doe as re
splt of their weeks hunt. Nj. H..
steininger Of this place brought
down with his breech~ ~loading Shot
gun.
Henry Kratzer, OF Adams township
whose death we chroncled last week,
is supposed to have been brought on
by worry over the death of his wife
who was struck by an engine three
miles west OF Middleburgh about two
months ago and herself ana morse
killed.
The boardwalk from Middleburgh
to Franklin is completed and is
great convenience to pedestrians.
In a recent issue we stated that sum
cient money had been raised TO buila
It. This was a mistake, and more
contributions will be asked for ana no
one who has an interest in our town
should refuse to give.
The petitions In the basement OF
the u. B. church have been removed
the room papered, repainted, ana
cleansed, making it most handsome
apartment. Next Sunday morning
Rev. Spayd will preach in it and re-
dedicate it for Sunday School and
Lecture room. 1t is IA remarkable I'M
provement and affords most con-
Yenient addition to the building.
Thomas Pennypacker, brakeman
on the s. g. l.. X. r., met with a bao
accident ut our station on Saturday
last. He was drawing the breaks al
a car loaded with prop timber wher
one of the logs rolled on his right
hand, frightfully lacerating 1t aho
completely cutting off the index III
ger He suffered excrusiating paii
from it DR.. Barber was sent for wh'
dressed the injury and the yonhs
man took the afternoon express ioi
his home in Lewistown.
There is popular impression tina
the November elections throughou
the country occur on the first tues
day in November. Generail.
they do, but the law in each Stat
says, the first Tuesday after tho hrs
Monday" This year this will mea
the second Tuesday in November @
the sth day Of that month Novinenl
Der begins on Tuesday, 30 1t VIII n
quirs whole week to take in the ra
qairemsnt "after the first Monday.
The November elections can not o.
cur earlier than the second nor late
than the 9Th OF the month.
The boys and girls were out "Ha
low'eening" to their hearts confer
On Monday night, and our town
the morning presented an appsa
ancs as il a cyclone had struck l
VI course, there Is no use In frettir
aud scolding. Boys will be boys
Tact men are only boys grown ta
and we all can remember when
too were ''in the ring" and scudd'
through the sllsys ahead of enrag'
property owners, but since we a
men 1t bshooves us to put aw'
childish things" though ye have
right to condsm them 80 long as the
10 no vandalism practiasd or person
Injury inflicted.
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